Match: (MS Tag) Argonauts vs Canby Twins (3/16/78)

March 16, 1978
National Guard Armory
Tupelo, MS

Mississippi State Tag Team Title
Argonauts (C) vs Canby Twins

Littleton climbs back into the ring. Jackson leaves the ring and Gentz takes his place. Littleton picks up the microphone and begins the announcement. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have come to the first of the two main events tonight!!” The crowd cheers. “This match is set for one fall with a forty-five minute time limit. The referee for this match is Marty Gentz.”

Two young blondes walk down the aisle. The crowds cheer greatly.

Littleton continues, “Introducing first, the challengers, from Holly Springs, weighing a combined 484 pounds, are Troy and Travis … the Canby Twins!!” The crowd continues to cheer.

Two large masked men flank Jason James as he leads them to the ring. The Mississippi State Tag Team Title belts are wrapped around their waists. They climb onto the ring apron and the crowd boos horribly.

Littleton continues, “Their opponents, accompanied to the ring by Jason James, from Mount Olympus, weighing a combined 597 pounds, are the Mississippi State Tag Team champions … the Argonauts!!!”

Travis climbs out of the ring as does #2. Gentz shows the belts to the challengers and then to the crowd on each side of the ring. He hands the belts to Littleton outside the ring and calls for the bell. Troy and #1 circle each other. Troy goes to lock up, but #1 pounds on him with a forearm smash. #1 picks Troy up in a military press and drops him facefirst on the mat. He nails Travis with an elbowsmash. Travis falls off the ring apron. Travis slides into the ring. He charges #1, but Gentz cuts him off.

#2 steps over the top rope. The Argonauts pick Troy up in a double suplex. Travis motions for Gentz to turn around. Jason grabs one of the title belts and tosses it into #2. Travis points adamantly as Gentz finally gets him backed into his corner. #1 holds Troy up. #2 charges with the title belt, but he hits his partner instead. #1 falls out of the ring. Travis steps out of the ring. Troy kicks #2 in the stomach. He grabs the title belt. Gentz grabs the belt away from Troy.

Troy bounces off the side ropes and nails #2 with a forearm smash. #2 bounces off the ropes and shoves Troy out of the ring. Travis jumps onto the turnbuckle and nails #2 from behind with a flying dropkick. #2 tumbles over the top rope. #1 climbs onto the ring apron. Travis nails #1 with a flying forearm. The crowd gets into a frenzied “Canby” cheer. Gentz tells Travis to get out of the ring. #2 grabs Troy on the outside of the ring and slams his head into the ringpost. #2 climbs into the ring as Travis and Gentz argue. #2 kicks Travis in the ribs. Gentz gets thrown through the ropes with the impact. #2 signals for #1 to take care of Troy. #2 backs Travis into the ropes and whips him across the ring. #2 nearly decapitates Travis with a jumping clothesline. #1 picks Troy up. Jason grabs a chair from under a ringside fan. #1 whips Troy towards Jason, who wraps the chair around Troy’s head.

Gentz crawls back into the ring. #2 grabs Travis’ legs and catapults him into the nearest turnbuckle. #2 rolls to his knees and takes up a three-point stance. He charges the corner with a running clothesline, but Travis moves out of the way. #2 slams into the turnbuckle. #1 climbs onto the ring apron. Gentz comes over and warns Jason to back away from Troy. Travis kicks #2 in the back of his left knee six times in quick succession. #2 drops to his knees in the corner. Travis runs into the opposite ropes. He dropkicks #2 in the kidney region. Troy gets to his feet and limps along the ring apron towards his corner. Gentz turns his attention to the wrestlers in the ring. Travis brings #2 back up to his feet and whips him into the ropes. #1 makes a blind tag.

#2 comes off with a clothesline, but Travis ducks. #1 comes into the ring as Travis turns around. #2 runs into Travis with a shoulderblock. #1 nails him from behind with a vicious lariat. Troy finally gets around to his corner. As Gentz is getting #2 out of the ring, Jason comes around the ring and grabs Troy’s foot. Troy falls off the ring apron and hits his jaw. #1 bounces off the side ropes and drives a vicious knee into Travis’ ribs. Gentz warns Jason back to his side of the ring. #1 waits for Travis to get to his feet. #1 catches Travis with a belly-to-belly suplex. #1 tags in #2.

#2 steps over the top rope into the ring while #1 steps over the top rope out of the ring. #2 drives an elbow into Travis’ ribs. The crowd starts to chant for Travis. #2 signals for the Juggernaut. He puts Travis against the turnbuckle. #2 applies a side headlock. He rushes out of the corner, but Travis holds onto the ropes. The crowd chants louder for Travis. Travis drops to his knees and starts to crawl towards his corner. Halfway to the corner, #2 kicks Travis in the shoulder. Travis falls out of the ring. #2 plays to the crowd. They boo the tag team champions.

Troy hops off the ring apron and helps his brother back up to his feet. Gentz backs #2 into the middle of the ring. Troy gets Travis up to his feet against the ring apron. Troy and Travis trade places. #2 kicks Travis in the head. Travis drops to the floor. #2 grabs Troy by the hair and picks him up onto the ring apron. #2 picks him up in a vertical suplex. Troy holds onto the top rope. #2 loses his balance. Troy falls on top of him. Gentz gets down for a count, but #2 kicks out before one.

Troy rolls back to his feet. He waits for #2 to get to his feet. Troy dropkicks him over the top rope. #2 lands on his feet on the concrete floor. Troy slingshots over the top rope with a flying cross body. #2 catches him and drives him backfirst into the ringpost. Travis comes off the ring apron with a running shoulder block. #2 lands at the feet of the front row fans. The Canby Twins roll off #2. #1 drops off the ring apron and walks towards his partner. The Canby Twins slide into the ring. #1 helps #2 to his feet. Gentz tells #1 to get back into his corner. He turns around to separate the Canby Twins.

#1 rolls into the ring. The fans try to tell Gentz about the switch, but he’s too busy with the Canby Twins. Travis climbs out of the ring. #1 nails Troy with a forearm smash across the back. He backs him into the ropes and whips him across the ring. #1 drops him with a powerful shoulder block. #1 goes to the side ropes. Troy drops to his stomach. #1 skips over. Troy gets back to his feet. He goes for a hip toss, but #1 blocks it. #1 drives a knee into Troy’s ribs. He picks him up in a fireman’s carry. #1 drives Troy into the mat with a Samoan Drop. Troy rolls onto his side, holding his stomach.

#1 charges the Canbys’ corner and knocks Travis off the ring apron with a forearm smash. Troy rolls to his knees. #1 drops an elbow across Troy’s shoulders. #1 drags Troy by the arms to the Argonaut corner. #1 tags in #2. #1 whips Troy into the ropes. #2 steps into the ring. #1 stretches Troy over his knee with a backbreaker. #2 runs into the opposite ropes and comes off with a vicious leg drop. #2 plays to the crowd. The crowd boos terribly. Travis climbs onto the ring apron. #1 steps out of the ring. #2 picks Troy up by his trunks and drapes him across the middle rope. #2 gestures towards Travis. Travis steps through the ropes. Gentz cuts him off. #1 drapes his leg across Troy’s throat. #2 continues to goad Travis on the other side of the ring. #1 picks Troy up by the hair and snaps his neck across the top rope. Troy bounces backwards. #2 catches him and drills him into the mat with the Juggernaut (bulldog). #2 rolls Troy over and goes for the pin. Travis refuses to get out of the ring. #2 slams his hand on the mat.

#2 pulls Troy up by the hair. He tags in #1. #1 climbs the turnbuckle. #2 picks Troy up in a suplex. #1 flies off the turnbuckle with a flying cross body. #2 climbs out of the ring as #1 hooks the leg. Gentz gets down to count … one … two … Travis dives onto #1 with an elbowdrop! #1 punches Travis in the stomach and then throws him out of the ring on the opposite side.

#1 drops another elbow across Troy’s prone body. #1 drags him over to the Argonauts’ corner. #1 tags in #2. #2 climbs the turnbuckle. #1 picks Troy up in a bear hug. #2 comes off with a flying clothesline. Travis climbs onto the ring apron. #1 grabs him by the hair and slams his head into the ringpost. #2 covers Troy. Gentz gets down to count … one … two … three!!

Littleton picks up the microphone. “The winners of the match, in a time of 21:03, and STILL Mississippi State Tag Team champions … the Argonauts!!!”